Governing texts

Reference texts: background

Creation and mission of SAGESS

• Law 87-1060 [2] of December 30, 1987
• Decrees 88-269 [3] and 88-270 [4] of March 22, 1988
• Article 3 II of Law No. 92-1443 [5] of December 31, 1992

Reference texts: basics of SAGESS / CPSSP

Creation of the CPSSP and state control

• Article L.642-5 of energy code [6]
• Article 8 of decree No. 93-132 [7] of January 29, 1993

Relationship between SAGESS / CPSSP

• Article L.642-6 of energy code [8]
• Article 9-b of decree No. 93-132 [7] of January 29, 1993

Reference texts: specific regulations on strategic reserves

How the French system operates

• Articles L.642-1 [9], L.642-2 [10], L.642-3 [11], L.642-4 [12] of energy code and Oil law 92-1443 [5] of December 31, 1992
• Articles D.1336-47 [13], D.1336-48 [14], D.1336-49 [15], D.1336-50 [16], D.1336-51 [17] and D.1336-52 [18] of defense code
• Decree N°. 93-132 [7] of January 29, 1993
• Decree N°. 2016-55 [19]of January 29, 2016
• Order dated March 25, 2016 [20](startegic stocks in France, Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Reunion and Mayotte)

Safeguards, controls and sanctions

• Article L.642-7, 1° of energy code [21] and Oil law 92-1443 [5] of December 31, 1992 (Article 12, I, II and III)

Obligation of strategic reserves in Europe

• European Directive n° 2009/119 [22] of September 14, 2009